Heating and lighting device



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W. RENNYSON. HEATING AND LIGHTING DEVICE.

No. 426,215. Patented Apr. 22, L890.

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W. RENNYSON. HEATING AND LIGHTING DEVICE. No. 426,255. PatentedAp'r, 22, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FEIcE.

WILLIAM RENNYS ON, OF NORRISTOIVN, PENNSYLVANIA.

HEATING AND LIGHTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 426,215, dated April 22, 1890.

Application filed January 22, 1890. Serial No.337,7l0- (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RENNYSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norristown, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heating and Lighting Devices; andl do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates generally to heating and lighting devices, and particularly to a combined heating and lighting device which is in part formed of two globes or their equivalents, and is adapted to be used in connection with gas-burners and the burners of oillamps, the upper globe being provided with a cover for forming a reservoir, which is closed and tight in all places except at its bottom opening, and in which the heat is saved and utilized and the light somewhat increased; and it consists in the peculiarities of construction and arrangement or combination of parts hereinafter fully described in the description, drawings, and claims.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide an improved, light, simple, and inexpensive heating and lighting device which is adapted to be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the burner of any ordinary gas-jet or oil-lamp for heating and lighting a room or other apartment, and, second, to provide a heater of this class which will cause a uniform mingling of the gases and air, direct the products of combustion in an upward central current, then outward and circumferentially downward, and then out in a lower plane than usual into the room to be lighted and heated, the results being the production of a strong and steady light, a good heat, com-' plete combustion of the gases, small consumption of fuel, and the prevention of soiling or discoloring of ceilings or walls by the deposit of carbon thereon, These objects I accomplish by the novel and improved construction and arrangement or combination of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts, and in which= Figure 1 represents a vertical section of my invention, in which two globes are employed in connection with a gas-jet or burner; Fig. 2, a detail view of the frame or holder, which is arranged intermediate of the globes shown in Fi 1; Fig. 3, a side elevation of a hand-lamp having a reflector with a globe suspended thereover, as shown in vertical section; and Fig. 4c, a similar view of aswinging or hanging lamp and a supporting-frame therefor.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the nu meral 1 indicates an ordinary or suitable sup port for holding a removable globe and the burner of a gas-jet, the latter being provided with the usual means for regulating the supply of gas thereto; 2, the removable lower globe, which is suitably attached to said support; 3, the removable upper globe; 4, the saucer-shaped or concaved cover for the top opening of said upper globe, said cover being made of an y suitable metal and arranged outside of said globe and adapted to tightly close said opening, and 5 the open frame or holder, which is arranged intermediate of said globes and adapted to support the upper one about an inch and a half above the lower one. This open frame or holder is made of metal, preferably of wire, and consists of the upper and lower annular or other suitably-shaped rings 6, of the vertical braces or arms 7, which connect with said rings at suitable intervals, and of the forks or clasps 7 which removably rest against the edges of the adjacent openings in the lower and upperglobes.

For accomplishing the best results with this construction of my invention, or for obtaining, saving, and utilizing the full eifect of the heat and light, it is necessary that the cover 4: be kept tightly closed upon the upper globe, so as to catch and hold the flame, and also the rays of heat and radiate them circumferentially downward, outward through its lower opening, through the space between the two globes, and thence into the apartment to be lighted and heated.

In the application of myinvention to hand or hanging lamps, as respectively shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the same results are effected as by the combined heating and lighting device shown in Fig. 1 and above described, the only differences residing in slight changes .in the construction and arrangement of some of the ICO parts of the devices used in connection with said lamps, the principle of the invention remaining the same. This is due to the fact that the reflectors 8 and the chimneys having the comparatively enlarged bulbs 9 effect the same result as the lower globe 2 in Fig. 1, as they are arranged a slight distance below the globes 3, and thus permit the downward passage of the rays of heat therefrom, their outward discharge through the intervening space, and their passage into the apartment to be lighted and heated in a lower plane than usuah In the heating and lighting devices shown in these figures the chimneys having the large bulbs 9 and the removable reflectors 8 are employed instead of the removable lower globe 2 of Fig. 1, while the removable globes 3 take the place and serve the purpose of the removable upper globe of the device shown in Fig. 1; also, the covers 4: are arranged inside of said globes and close their upper openings; also, said covers have the same form as that above described and shown in Fig. '1; but they are arranged in reversed position thereto, so as to fit "inside of and tightly close the top openings of said globes; also, both of these concaved covers, even in their reversed positions, have the same purpose and function as the one shown in Fig. 1- viz., to direct the rays of light and the currents of heat respectively outward, downward, and through the openings in the lower parts of the globes.

To the center of the cover shown in Fig. 3 is secured the hook or eyebolt 10, which is adapted to be removably attached to and held by a suitable bracket or other support, (not shown,)" which will hold the globe above the lamp and its reflector, and at the same time permit of the removal thereof, as occasion may demand.

The construction, arrangement, and operation of the parts of my invention as applied to a swinging or hanging lamp, as shown in Fig. 4, are, as stated, precisely the same as those above described, the only difference residing in the means for suspending or hanging the lamp, reflector, and globe, which may be of the form shown in said figure or of any other suitable construction, as I make no claim thereto.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that my invention will readily accomplish the objects named-via, that it can be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the burner of any ordinary gas-jet or oil-lamp for lighting an apartment and directing the heat downward and outward in a lower plane than usual, which is avery desirable result; that it improves combustion and produces somewhat more and a steadier and better light than usual by reason of the heat being reflected back from the globe and its cover upon the feed-pipe and the burner before the fuel is discharged for combustion; that the use of the covereffects a complete burning of the carbon within the globe, instead of allowing the same to escape at or near its top opening and soil or blacken the wall orceiling; that the globes and reflectors are removable and the covers easily separable from said globes for cleaning purposes, and that globes of any size and shape and either smooth or corrugated can be employed, it being only necessary to supply them with tightly-fitting covers for saving and utilizing the heat and securing an improved light.

In using my invention in connection with the burners of gas-jets, I prefer to employ two removable globes of the same size, and also to use one removable large globe for the burners of oil-lamps, so as to accommodate or suit different sizes of chimneys and provide large receptacles for the proper retention and radiation of the light and the downward circulation and passage of the heat.

My covers are made of any suitable mate rial, the design and function thereof being to tightly close the upper parts of globes to prevent the escape of any of the heat orproducts of combustion at or near their upper openings and to direct the same ci-rcumferentially downward to and out at the lower openings of said globes, whereby a stronger and steadier light than usual is produced and the heat delivered to a lower plane in the apartment than is common in this class of devices.

Having thus fully described my invention, its operation and advantages, what I claim as new 1s- 1. In a combined heating and lighting de-.

vice, the combination, with a lower and an upper heat and light transmitting device, the upper one being provided with an imperforate and tightly-fitting cover, of means by which said upper one is supported above the lower one and arranged to leave a space between them, substantially as'and for the purpose described.

2. In a combined heating and lighting device, the combination, with a burner, of a lower and an upper globe, the upper one being provided with a cover which is tightly fitted against its upper opening, and means by which said upper one is supported above the lower one and arranged to leave a space between them, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a combined heating-and lighting device, the combination, with a burner, of a lower and an upper globe, the upper one being provided with a conc'aved cover which is tightly fitted against its upper opening, and means by which said upper one is supported upon the lower one and arranged to leave a space between them, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a combined heating and lighting de* vice, the combination, with a burner, of a lower and an upper globe, the upper one being connected to the lower one and provided with a cover which is tightly fitted against its upper opening, and an open frame or holder for connecting said globes, substantially as described.

5. In a combined heating and lighting de vice, the combination, with a burner, of a lower and an upper globe, the upper one being provided with an imperforate cover which is tightly fitted against its upper opening, and an open frame or holder for connecting said globes, substantially as described.

6. In a combined heating and lighting device, the combination, with a burner, of a lower and an upper globe, the upper one being provided with a curved and imperforate cover, which is arranged outside thereof and tightly fitted against its upper opening, and an open frame or holder for connecting said globes, substantially as described,

7. In a combined heating and lighting device, the combination, with a burner, of a lower and an upper removable globe, the upper one being provided with a removable curved and imperforate cover, which is arranged outside thereof and tightly fitted against its upper opening, and a removable open frame or holder arranged intermediate of and connecting said globes, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM RENNYSON.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR BROWNING, ROBERT MAsoN. 

